Evaluation of 250 free-flap reconstructions after resection of tumours of the head and neck

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 698-701

  O'Brien, Christopher J ^a,b   Lee, Kenneth K ^a   Stern, Harvey S ^a   Traynor, Sean J ^a   Bron, L ^a   Tew, Poh Jin ^a   Haghighi, Koroush S ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Suite 304   (Australia)

Author keywords

Free flap reconstruction; Free tissue transfer; Head and neck cancer; Head and neck reconstruction; Oesopharyngeal cancer; Oral cavity cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX; JEJUNUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH CAVITY; OROPHARYNX; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIUS; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031686352     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1998.tb04654.x     Document Type: Article

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